NoHo man arrested in wife's murder

May 5, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --

A North Hollywood man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife.Los Angeles Police say Oganes Agdaian, 69, told them he returned to the couple's home in the 6500 block of Teesdale Avenue on April 11 and found his wife Ayuki Agdaian, 65, badly beaten.

Detectives got a search warrant for the home, which appeared to have been ransacked, and questioned Mr. Agdaian, but did not take him into custody at the time. He has now been arrested, though police are not saying what led them to charge him.